Dumping-wagon.



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DUMPlNG-WAGON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedJ'an. 23, 1906.

Application filed February 10, 1905. Serial No. 245,124.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GREEN RAYSTARNEs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Charlotte, in the county of Mecklenburgand State of NorthCarolina, have invented a new and useful Dumping-Wagon Box, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates todumping-wagons, and has for its object tosimplify the construction-and increase the efficiency of devices of thischaracter and produce a receptacle which may be mounted upon any of thevarious vehicle running-gears in common use and operated entirely by thedriver from his seat.

With these and other objects in view, which will appear as the nature ofthe invention is better understood, the same consists in certain novelfeatures of construction, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters,is illustrated the preferred form of the embodiment of the inventioncapable of carrying the same into practical op- 'eration, it beingunderstood. that the invention is not necessarily limited thereto, asvarious changes in the shape, proportions, and general assemblage of theparts may be resorted to without departing from the principle of theinvention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

In the drawings thus employed, Figure 1 is a side elevation of theimproved device mounted upon the forward and rear axles of a vehicle.Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is a frontelevation. Fig. 4 is a transverse section.

The improved device comprises the end boards or members 11, havingtransverse members 12 13 at their upper ends, which are connected bylongitudinally-disposed tierods 14 15. The lower edges of the end boardsrest upon the bolsters 16 17 of the axles 18 19 and are held in positionupon said bolsters by clips 20 21, as shown.- The members 10 11 are alsoconnected at their lower ends by a cone-shaped central portion 22 and byan operating-shaft 23, mounted for rotation upon the lower portions ofsaid members,

as at 24 25, and extending beneath the coneshaped portion. The sides ofthe receptacle are formed of plates 26 27, mounted to swing from therods 14 15, as by strap-hinges 28 29, the lower ends of which extendbelow the aside plates, as at 30 31, to receive theouter chains beingconnected tothe shaft 23, so that when the latter is rotated the sidemembers may be moved to open or closed positions, as hereinafter morefully explained. Mounted for rotation upon the forward end member 10 isa shaft 34, having at one end an operating hand-wheel and a bevel-pinion36 at the other end for engagement with a bevel-gear 37 on the shaft 23and by which means the shaft may be rotated by the driver from his seat37 The shaft 34 is also provided with a ratchet-Wheel 38, with which apawl 39 engages yieldably, as by a spring 40, the pawl having anextension 41 at one end and terminating in a treadle 42, preferablywithin convenient reach of the driver, so that he can release the pawlby pressing the treadle with one foot from his seat. The pawl has ajointed end at 43 to fold back when it is required to release theratchet entirely. By this simple means it is obvious the load may bedumped by the driver from his seat by merely pressing with one foot uponthe treadle 42 to release the pawl 39 43, after which the side members26 27 may be returned to their former closed position by rotating thehand-wheel 35, the pawl automatically engaging with the ratchet-wheeland holding the side members in closed position.

The apparatus is simple in construction, can be readily applied to anyof the numerous forms of vehicle running-gears manufactured, and can beof any required size or of any suitable material.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed is- 1. In a deviceof the class described, end members removably supported upon theaxlebolsters of a vehicle running-gear and connected by a centralconical section, spaced tie-rods extending between said end members, ashaft mounted for rotation in said end members and extending beneathsaid conical portion, spaced strap members pivotally c0nnected to saidtie-rods and provided with chains leading from opposite sides aroundsaid shaft, side members connected to said strap members for closingagainst said conical portion, and means for rotating said shaft andlocking the same in any required position.

2. In a device of the class described, end memb ers removably supportedup on theaxleends of chains 32 33, theinner ends of said bolsters of avehicle running-gear and connected by a central conical section, adrivers seat carried by the forward end member, spaced tie-rodsextending between said end members, side members mounted to swing fromsaid tie-rods for closing against said conical portion, a shaft mountedfor rotation in said end members and extending beneath said conicalportion, and provided with a bevel-gear, chains for coupling said shaftand side members, a shaft mounted for rotation upon said forward endmember and having a hand-wheel upon one end and a bevel-pinion upon theother end for engaging said bevelgear, a ratchet-wheel upon saidvertical shaft, and a pawl engaging said ratchet-wheel and provided witha terminal foot-piece.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GREEN RAY STARN ES. Witnesses J. B. POWELL, WM. MOORE.

